JOHNSONVILLE SALE.
' . Messrs. -Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Johnsonville sale held yesterday as follows:—-To . a large attendance of the public we submitted a small yarding of cattle, this being accounted for by two consignments not coming forward. The sheep yarding was up to the usual numbers, while lambs were yarded in larger numbers than previously. A good sale for beef resulted at prices on a par with last week's rates. Wethers met wit.li. a good demand at last week's limits, but ewes were dull of sale, prices showing a reduction of Is per head on late rates. Good lambs sold freely, inferior sorts being hard to quit. We quote:—Extra heavy bullocks, £16 los, £17 2s 6d; heavy bullocks, £15 7s 6d, £15 17s 6d, £16, £1G 2s 6d, £16 10s; extra heavy cows, £13- heavy cows, £11 7s 6d, £11 10s, £11 15s; medium cows, £9; runners, £5 15s, £6 2s 6dvealers, £1 9s, £1 16s, £2, £2 4s; heavy shorn wethers, 27s 3d, 27s Gd; medium shorn -wethers, 265, 26s 6d; heavy shorn ewes, 205,-20s 6d; 21s; medium shorn ewes 18s, 18s 6d, 19s 2d; lambs, 19s, 20s, 22s 23s 245. i • ■
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 136, 5 December 1929, Page 12
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